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#BAACE7 Color

#BAACE7 is rgb(186, 172, 231) in RGB, hsl(254, 55%, 79%) in HSL, and about cmyk(19%, 26%, 0%, 9%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Maximum Blue Purple (#ACACE6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.08. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BAACE7
HEX#BAACE7
RGBrgb(186, 172, 231)
HSLhsl(254, 55%, 79%)
HSVhsv(254, 26%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(19%, 26%, 0%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(77.7% 0.084 295.3)
LABlab(73.12% 14.14 -27.93)
LCHlch(73.12% 31.31 296.85)

What #BAACE7 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #BAACE7, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Maximum Blue Purple#ACACE6ΔE 5.08Light Pastel Purple#B19CD9ΔE 6.04Blue Bell#A2A2D0ΔE 9.6Tropical Violet#CDA4DEΔE 10.1Wisteria#C9A0DCΔE 10.22Lavender Blue#CCCCFFΔE 12.36

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#BAACE7 Channel Values

How #BAACE7 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 186 · G 172 · B 2318-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 254° · S 55% · L 79%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 254° · S 26% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 19% · M 26% · Y 0% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.07:1 vs white · 10.14:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BAACE7 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BAACE7 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BAACE7

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BAACE7; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#BAACE7
Complementary
#D9E7AC
Analogous
#ACBCE7
Analogous
#D7ACE7
Triadic
#E7BAAC
Triadic
#ACE7BA
Split comp.
#E7D7AC
Split comp.
#BCE7AC

Tints & Shades of #BAACE7

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C4B8EA
#CAC0ED
#D4CCF0
#DED7F4
#E8E3F7
#EFEBF9

Shades

#9581DA
#7459CF
#5536BA
#41298E
#2D1D63
#1B113B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BAACE7.

How #BAACE7 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#BAACE7
Protanopia#AEAEE7
Protanomaly#B3AEE7
Deuteranopia#B1B1E7
Deuteranomaly#B5AFE7
Tritanopia#B1B5B5
Tritanomaly#B5B1CB
Achromatopsia#B4B4B4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BAACE7 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-baace7: #BAACE7;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BAACE7;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-baace7': '#BAACE7' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.729, green: 0.675, blue: 0.906)
Android XML<color name="color_baace7">#BAACE7</color>
SVG fillfill="#BAACE7"

More Blue Colors

#BAACE7 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#BAACE7 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BAACE7?

#BAACE7 is a light blue — rgb(186, 172, 231) in RGB and hsl(254, 55%, 79%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Maximum Blue Purple (#ACACE6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.08.

What is the RGB value of #BAACE7?

#BAACE7 is rgb(186, 172, 231) — red 186, green 172, and blue 231 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BAACE7?

#BAACE7 converts to approximately cmyk(19%, 26%, 0%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BAACE7 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BAACE7 scores 2.07:1 against white and 10.14:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BAACE7 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BAACE7 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is plum (#DDA0DD) at a CIE76 distance of 17.61, which is visibly different.

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